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Diagram shows various sections of LHC accelerator © CERN

CERN scientists jubilant over restart of particle collider

by Giles Broom

November 23, 2009 | 10:04

Scientists at the European Organization for Nuclear Research successfully re-start the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) over the weekend by firing a beam of particles around its accelerator straddling the Geneva-France border. The resumption of what is being called the experiment of the century – designed to find out more about the makeup of matter – is hailed as a milestone after a serious malfunction derailed the project last fall.

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Business
	Asian markets hold promise for Swiss exporters
	November 20, 2009 \| 13:45	by Giles Broom

While Swiss exports are still slumping, one region promising opportunities for expansion is Asia, which offers the potential for new customers and sales to offset the slow recovery of traditional trading...Full story

Society
	Swiss groups call for ethics in video war games
	November 20, 2009 \| 11:39	by Malcolm Curtis

Swiss advocacy groups say the makers of violent video war games that simulate acts of terrorism and killing should add ethical content to their products. Millions of the realistic games, such as the recently...Full story

Society
	Terry Waite speaks to Swisster on Libya crisis
	November 20, 2009 \| 10:31	by Jeremy Allen

Former hostage Terry Waite, attending a charity dinner Thursday in Geneva, talks to Swisster about the Swiss hostage situation in Libya based on his own experiences and a past meeting with Libyan ruler...Full story

Education & Health
	Three Swiss deaths dramatize swine flu impact
	November 19, 2009 \| 15:23	by Malcolm Curtis

A third person in Switzerland dies from swine flu just as a vaccination campaign is getting under way to protect residents against the H1N1 virus, which has killed more than 6,200 people worldwide. The...Full story

Sports
	Rugby: Switzerland prepare for Armenian conundrum
	November 19, 2009 \| 14:47	by Marcus Berry

The national team take on Armenia on Sunday in a vital European Group 3A game at the Yverdon ground. Switzerland aim to get their international campaign back on the road after stalling to defeat in Serbia...Full story

Education & Health
	Workshops offer child language learning tips
	November 19, 2009 \| 10:35	by Jeremy Allen

Marriages between partners of different nationalities are common in Switzerland but when it comes to deciding what languages their children should learn, parents need to come up with a strategy and stick...Full story

Hildebrand urges crackdown on 'too big to fail' banks
Next year’s chair of the Swiss National Bank, Philipp Hildebrand, says Switzerland needs “higher than average regulatory standards”, and in future failing financial institutions should be punished...

Full storyNovember 19, 2009 | 10:10by Giles Broom

Climate change to threaten Swiss drinking water supplies
Swiss scientists warn that the effects of climate change will have adverse effects on the quality of the country’s drinking water supplies. Rising temperatures are expected to feed the development of...

Full storyNovember 19, 2009 | 09:20by Marcus Berry

Ruby jewellery draws record bids at Geneva auction
Buyers bid up the price of the 'Roxburghe Rubies' to five times their estimated value at a Sotheby’s jewellery auction in Geneva this week that sets various records. The jewels, said to have been originally...

Full storyNovember 18, 2009 | 15:28by Malcolm Curtis

US hunt continues for 4,450 UBS account holders
Officials in Washington and Bern release more details of a deal that aims to provide the US government with information it has requested about 4,450 Americans with UBS accounts suspected of evading taxes....

Full storyNovember 18, 2009 | 10:19by Malcolm Curtis

Home heat pumps to cut electricity bills
Swiss power company CKW says a new five-million-franc energy efficiency initiative will cut heating costs and lower carbon emissions. The utility, which produces and distributes electricity in central...

Full storyNovember 18, 2009 | 10:15by Giles Broom

Gates lavishes funding on health partnerships
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation provides two organizations in the Geneva area with massive funding to fight malaria, the world’s most ‘expensive’ neglected disease. Swisster investigates "product...

Full storyNovember 18, 2009 | 08:20by Michèle Laird

What’s on: Art, antique and design fairs
A look at what’s going on over the next few days, including all sorts of antique, art and design fairs in Geneva, Lausanne, Solothurn and Zurich. It’s jazz week in Ascona and time to kick off Lucerne’s...

Full storyNovember 18, 2009 | 08:18by Susan Vogel-Misicka

Salary survey shows growing Swiss gender gap
A federal government study conducted every two years reveals a growing salary gap between men and women in Switzerland, while concluding that median wages in the country fell in real terms last year, compared...

Full storyNovember 17, 2009 | 15:53by Malcolm Curtis

Interview: Lucerne reaches out to foreign companies
The Business Development Lucerne board has launched a serious drive to attract foreign companies to a canton which is considered one of the most beautiful in Switzerland. With corporate taxes earmarked...

Full storyNovember 17, 2009 | 11:48by Marcus Berry

UBS charts new course amid calls for breakup
UBS holds an investor day to outline its transformation and set new targets that aim to return the bank to profitability and restore its reputation after the past couple of years of losses and controversy....

Full storyNovember 17, 2009 | 10:54by Malcolm Curtis

Veterinary use of antibiotics poses threats, warns agency
A new government report notes that the use of antibiotics in veterinary medicine is on the rise. Modern and sometimes unauthorized treatments are also suspected of being administered, some of which are...

Full storyNovember 17, 2009 | 10:39by Marcus Berry

Geneva auctions test market for luxury goods
Unemployment may be rising as the economy stays mired in recession, but auction houses in Geneva are not letting that stop them from putting multi-million-franc gems under the hammer, along with fine watches...

Full storyNovember 16, 2009 | 16:15by Malcolm Curtis

Switzerland U17s crowned world soccer champions
After defeating Nigeria 1-0 on Sunday in Abuja, the Swiss national U17 football side are crowned world champions thanks to a Haris Seferovic header just after the hour. Despite camping out in the Swiss...

Full storyNovember 16, 2009 | 12:04by Marcus Berry

Amateur Geneva thespians serve up classic pantomime
Pantomimes are as much a part of the Christmas tradition for the English as plum pudding and yuletide turkey, so the Geneva Amateur Operatic Society is filling the need for Anglophones - and Anglophiles...

Full storyNovember 16, 2009 | 11:08by Malcolm Curtis

Expat-Expo shines in the 'city of lights'
Lucerne is now a part of the successful history of the Expat-Expo. Though smaller than similar events held in other cities, Lucerne can certainly hold its own. Organizers and exhibitors are satisfied with...

Full storyNovember 16, 2009 | 11:07by Susan Vogel-Misicka

Rugby: Hermance end Stade Lausanne's unbeaten run
In a close and tightly fought match in Lausanne, Hermance put an end to the home team’s unbeaten sequence in the Swiss A League this season. Saturday’s 21-19 result brings Hermance to within three...

Full storyNovember 16, 2009 | 09:31by Marcus Berry

American designer sews up Swiss Textiles Award
A young American designer is the winner of the 2009 Swiss Textiles Award. Now in its 10th year, the award represents a fantastic platform for designers to take their labels to the next level. It also introduces...

Full storyNovember 13, 2009 | 10:42by Susan Vogel-Misicka

Swiss investors seek justice in cases tied to Madoff fraud
While former Wall Street financier Bernard Madoff lingers in jail for masterminding a pyramid scheme that bilked billions of dollars from thousands of people, investors in Switzerland are pursuing companies...

Full storyNovember 13, 2009 | 10:30by Malcolm Curtis